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Wet weather has brought some relief to northern Ontario communities battling massive forest fires, allowing some residents to return home.
Hundreds of residents in the Timmins area are still barred from their homes, cottages and campsites.
Officials say conditions have improved but the crisis is far from over, and access to at-risk areas will be limited for some time.
Meantime, more help from northwestern Ontario has been sent to Timmins to assist with with the fire fire fight.
Sixteen FireRangers and 15 support staff, along with two waterbombers were sent to the area on the weekend.
Over 200 FireRangers, 90 Overhead staff and over 30 Aircraft from this region are now in northeastern Ontario.
Locally, there only active fire is on Lake of the Woods at Falcon Island, listed as being held.
